Cain and Lamech - Limited Edition of 1 Photograph

"Lamech said to his wives, […] I have killed a man for wounding me […]. If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times." This work is presented in a pair: the left hand is a multi-exposure while the right hand is a long exposure. Both hands are taken over the same exact period in time: 271 seconds on 12 of Aug, 2019. Edition of 1 + 1 AP. Time is experienced discretely and yet flows continuously. Or is it that we experience continuous time, but cannot resist a need to subdivide our moments minute by minute, second by second? Is the 1/160 second exposure a moment? Is an eight minute exposure a moment or something else altogether? By de-privileging our own default mode of seeing, the viewer can explore the similarities and differences in perception that different treatments of the same moment/event/scene afford. All reality is in a permanent state of flux, and even the most solid physical object only properly exists in the present moment, and at a specific place in space, which might be akin to saying it does not exist in another other moment, even at the same space. The doctrine of impermanence in Buddhist philosophy suggests that nothing truly exists if one looks closely enough. Wong’s work is an attempt to extend this idea beyond objective reality to subjective/intersubjective reality as well, to explore the “true fictions” that undergird our experience of reality. Materials: Pigment Ink on Cotton Paper Frame: 22mm x 45mm Pine Glazing: Gallery UV-Filtering Clear Acrylic Mat: Single 8Ply White 100% Cotton Rag Window Mat with 4Ply 100% Cotton Rag Backing Mat Backing: Wood Strainer Frame with Acid Free Foam Board lining Technical notes: The multi-exposure is typically made up of more than 60 images, layered image by image individually by the artist. Each hand is then colour corrected and carefully processed into a selenium toned black and white. I personally make each print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper, and frame it according to these specifications: each hand measures 1050mm by 700mm with a mat of 150mm / 100mm. The final framed work measures 2.5m x 0.9m (≈100” x 35”).